Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok has been responding to unrelated questions with claims about 'white genocide' in South Africa, echoing Musk's controversial stance despite contradictory evidence, sparking concerns over the bot's unprompted promotion of contested narratives.
Anthropic launches a bug bounty program offering up to $25,000 in rewards to researchers who can test and expose vulnerabilities in its AI safety measures designed to prevent the misuse of its models for CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear) weapons development.
A Northeastern University student requested an $8,000 refund after discovering their professor used ChatGPT to generate course materials, raising concerns about AI's growing role in higher education and its potential impact on critical thinking.
AI pioneers faced tough questions about the Singularity, the disruptive potential of large language models, and AI's rapidly advancing coding abilities, sparking debates on the future impact of these technologies.
Pope Leo XIV, pledging to uphold Catholic values, has identified artificial intelligence as a crucial challenge in safeguarding human dignity and workers' rights, signaling a humble and fraternal approach to his papacy.
Over 400 music icons including Elton John, Dua Lipa, and Coldplay rallied for UK copyright reform to protect creators' rights, urging transparency and licensing regimes for AI developers using copyrighted material, arguing creative copyright is vital for the industry.
AI algorithms secretly influence what content people see online, shaping political views and social behavior, raising concerns over potential misuse for societal control by powerful entities, prompting calls for transparency and safeguards against dystopian outcomes.
In a groundbreaking legal case, an AI-generated video of a slain man addressing his killer during sentencing leads a judge to hand down the maximum sentence for manslaughter, marking a powerful use of technology to amplify victims' voices.
Yale's Digital Ethics Center is collaborating with state lawmakers, scholars, tech leaders, and nonprofits to develop balanced AI regulations that foster innovation while safeguarding public interests, aiming to coordinate state-level policies in the absence of federal AI legislation.
Bill Gates and experts shed light on AI's limitations, emphasizing the necessity of human intelligence to guide AI systems, as demonstrated by AI agents autonomously discovering encryption methods, highlighting the complex interplay between human ingenuity and artificial intelligence.